Petrol price cut by 6 paise per litre, diesel by 5 paise

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Updated: Jun 01, 2018, 11.08 AM IST

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Petrol and diesel were cut by 7 paise and 5 paise per litre respectively on Thursday and 1 paise each on Wednesday.

Prices for petrol and diesel were cut by 6 paise and 5 paise per litre respectively on Friday, for the third day in a row, but LPG prices saw a hike today.
In Delhi, Petrol now costs Rs 78.29 per litre, while diesel price has been revised to Rs 69.20 a litre.

Besides Delhi, the revised petrol prices in other metro cities are - Rs 80.92 in Kolkata, Rs 86.10 in Mumbai and Rs 81.28 in Chennai.

Meanwhile, the revised Diesel price was Rs 71.75 in Kolkata, Rs 73.67 in Mumbai and 73.06 in Chennai.

The fuel price was slashed for the third day after it remained high for 16 consecutive days.

Petrol and diesel were cut by 7 paise and 5 paise per litre respectively on Thursday and 1 paise each on Wednesday.

Prices vary from state-to-state depending on local sales tax or VAT. Delhi has the cheapest price among all metros and most state capitals.

In the 16 consecutive increases since May 14, petrol price was hiked by Rs 3.8 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.38.

LPG prices were increased by Rs 2.34 and Rs 48 for subsidised and non-subsidised cylinders respectively in the national capital on Friday.

Besides Delhi, the new rates for subsidised cylinder are Rs 496.65 in Kolkata, Rs 491.31 in Mumbai and Rs 481.84 in Chennai respectively.

Meanwhile, the new prices for non-subsidised cylinder are Rs 723.50 in Kolkata, Rs 671.50 in Mumbai and Rs 712.50 in Chennai.

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